Carrie Alexander, Ph.D.

U.S. & Environmental Historian. Lecturer in STS & Postdoc @UCDavis researching ethics, law, liability, governance, in technology, AI, & food policy.

[Carrie Alexander, Ph.D. @carriesalex]

Hi all, I am on BlueSky now. I would love to stay connected with you, so please find me there. https://t.co/DWufrWajE7 Also, since I work in AI Ethics & policy, please send any leads on funding & jobs. Disruptions are ongoing.

[Carrie Alexander, Ph.D. @carriesalex]

@CoHuBiCoL1 I understand, no problem! I only wanted to clarify this for anyone who saw my post and might wonder. Great article and thanks again for sharing this!

[Carrie Alexander, Ph.D. @carriesalex]

Excellent paper showing serious problems in using LLMs in legal reasoning. But note: this quote is wrong, the authors tested LLMs in measuring “precedential” not “presidential” relationships between cases.

[CoHuBiCoL @CoHuBiCoL1]

“For instance, in a task measuring the presidential relationship between two different cases, most LLMs do no better than random guessing” https://t.co/85mqAWv7ub

[Emily Merchant @ashleystreet]

@asociologist @ewrigleyfield I have a recent article, with @carriesalex on the turn to NIH funding: https://t.co/4sIMnOUm9L. 3/

[Carrie Alexander, Ph.D. @carriesalex]

So delighted to have been part of this project using structural topic modeling with #oralhistory to shed new light on the history of population control and demography. Also, if you study/can’t stop studying the power of social & environmental imaginaries… @envhistnow #envhist

[Emily Merchant @ashleystreet]

New article with the brilliant @carriesalex in Historical Methods using structural topic modeling to examine how demography outlived population control: https://t.co/4sIMnOUm9L

[Delta Protection @CA_DPC]

The 2nd and 3rd articles are now available on Soundings Magazine!

[Carrie Alexander, Ph.D. @carriesalex]

@RestoretheDelta Just completed an oral history project for the Delta Protection Commission @CA_DPC exploring how youth once navigated dangers & increasing pollution in the San Joaquin. Residents told me: “Times have changed. Young people don’t go to the river anymore.” https://t.co/rjURzhqFUS

[Delta Protection @CA_DPC]

As part of her work on the Delta Anthology project with the Commission, Carrie Alexander @carriesalex has produced a 3-part article in Soundings that explores the competing uses along the Antioch waterfront.

https://t.co/l3SoYpYnuv

[Carrie Alexander, Ph.D. @carriesalex]

Part 2 is now published, exploring how gender & industry shaped experience & access along the Antioch waterfront, & controversies surrounding the National Wildlife Refuge. Part 3 will discuss how these issues are being negotiated. https://t.co/BjDr8wlj1a @CA_DPC @USFWS_PSW

[SF Estuary Partnership @SFEstuary]

How the Bay Defines Not Just Our Region, but Our Soul https://t.co/IIu7E44pAx

[Delta Protection @CA_DPC]

We're excited to announce that President Trump signed the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, a large public lands bill that includes establishment of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area (NHA)! Learn more: https://t.co/2h2yj5480m

[Alex Breitler @alexbreitler]

Can an anthology of writings focused on the people of the Delta help put a face on this little understood region? These folks think so. And they need your help. @CA_DPC @TuleburgPress @RestoretheDelta @CalStudiesCSUS @SoundingsM @RichTurnerPhoto #sacdelta

https://t.co/Yvx5V056pB

[Carrie Alexander, Ph.D. @carriesalex]

Excited to say that we are extending our submission deadline to September 30, 2019...visit https://t.co/bdJBuiKnxr for info & to contact me with submissions/suggestions for our Delta anthology. Please RT/share... #sacdelta #sjdelta #cawater #envhist #humanities

[Delta Protection @CA_DPC]

We're collecting historical and cultural materials on the Delta. Selections from these materials may be published in an anthology for students and those interested in learning about this region’s rich culture and heritage. Submissions due 3/15. Details: https://t.co/MwqBTAXa7i

[Carrie Alexander, Ph.D. @carriesalex]

Most days we go quietly about our work, but then one day we are asked for an interview. As a former business person turned academic, I hope to deepen the conversation on the role of scholarship in public discourse, community, and policy. #envhum #envhist https://t.co/NMv49JGlqB

[Delta Protection @CA_DPC]

Last Tuesday, the Senate passed S. 47, the Natural Resources Management Act, a large public lands bill that includes establishment of the Sacramento San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area (NHA).

Learn more about the Delta NHA Proposal: https://t.co/I3i7aFlqs1

#DeltaHeritage

[Carrie Alexander, Ph.D. @carriesalex]

Please help us spread the word and get in touch with historians, archivists, and everyone with an interest in the heritage of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta... #envhist #envhum #CADelta @CA_DPC

[Delta Protection @CA_DPC]

The Delta Protection Advisory Committee will hold three meetings starting Feb 12, 20, and 28 to receive comments from the public on Commission staff’s update of the Delta Land Use and Resource Management Plan. More details: https://t.co/W6dlOc8oZ4

[Carrie Alexander, Ph.D. @carriesalex]

Excited to announce that I am working with the Delta Protection Commission to collect sources on the history and culture of the Delta! If you have leads on sources or know someone who might, get in touch at https://t.co/bdJBuiKnxr #envhist #twitterstorians #publichistory

[Delta Protection @CA_DPC]

We're collecting historical and cultural materials on the Delta. Selections from these materials may be published in an anthology for students and those interested in learning about this region’s rich culture and heritage. Submissions due 3/15. Details: https://t.co/MwqBTAXa7i

[History Project at UCD @UCDHistProject]

We invite all friends of the UC Davis History Project to our first holiday open house! Mark your calendars! We look forward to seeing you there! December 11, 2018 from 4-6 PM. https://t.co/grXQfxIIJb

[Delta Protection @CA_DPC]

Nominate potential or existing leaders in the Delta community for the Delta Leadership Program! Nominations from all walks of Delta life are welcome – ag, law enforcement, local gov and biz, NPOs, tourism sectors, etc.!

The nomination period ends 10/5. https://t.co/phnIOJIqku